| Noc: | PRK |
| Nocname: | Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| Games: | Winter Olympics |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Location: | Nagano |
| Competitors: | 8 (2 men, 6 women) |
| Sports: | 2 |
| Flagbearer: | Yun Chol (short track speed skating) |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short track speed skating | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Speed skating | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 6 | 8 |
See main article: Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Round one | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Finals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank | ||
| Han Sang-Guk | 500 m | 44.206 | 4 | did not advance | |||||
| Yun Chol | 45.014 | 4 | did not advance | ||||||
| Yun Chol | 1000 m | 1:33.133 | 4 | did not advance | |||||
| Han Sang-Guk | 1:34.220 | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Round one | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Finals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank | ||
| Jong Ok-Myong | 500 m | 46.835 | 2 Q | DSQ | - | did not advance | |||
| Han Ryon-Hui | DNF | - | did not advance | ||||||
| Hwang Ok-Sil | 46.987 | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
| Han Ryon-Hui | 1000 m | 1:34.493 | 2 Q | 1:34.405 | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Jon Ok-Myong | DSQ | - | did not advance | ||||||
| Ho Jong-Hae | 1:44.256 | 2 Q | 1:38.546 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Jong Ok-Myong Ho Jong-Hae Hwang Ok-Sil Han Ryon-Hui | 3000 m relay | 4:25.126 | 3 QB | 4:27.030 | 7 | ||||
See main article: Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
| Event | Athlete | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Kim Jong-Hui | 42.17 | 35 | 41.57 | 36 | 83.74 | 35 |
| 1000 m | Kin Jong-Hui | 1:23.88 | 37 | ||||
| Kim Ok-hui | 1:23.37 | 36 | |||||